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. >> any big plans? >> may light off a firework fmplgts they're illegal where you live, i won't tell anyone. >> just between you and me. >> exactly right. >>> thanks for staying with us the next hour. it is the start of a long fourth of july weekend. one of those days where if you are not on vacation already, you sort of feel like a sucker, because it feels like everybody else is on vacation. but even on a sultry friday night in july, heading into a long holiday weekends, there are two outstanding things that happened in american politics today. there is no relationship to what another whatsoever. i won't stremp and try to make one. we're going to do one of these stories and then the other. the first one is this -- >> conservatism is an act of creation and love. a love for a cherished way of life we have inherited and will bequeath to our children. conservatism is the ligation of ideology. we sent our mind to the world. not of the world to our mind. we'll move every mountain. we will meet every challenge
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there is no time to get something this big done before the august 2 deadline. it literally cannot be passed through the senate in time even if everybody likes it. the other rainbow/sunshine problem here is the president and the senate agreeing on this or anything doesn't get you further towards raising the debt ceiling, it's not just the president and the senate, it's crazy town down the hallway too, it's john boehner's republican house, that likes the idea of the nation defaulting, that thinks the explosion of the economy might be pretty or at least warm for a second. they are not looking for a good deal or achieve particular policy objectives, regardless of what they get, they are not going to vote to raise the debt ceiling. the republicans who are running for president from the house of representatives, for example, are not saying don't raise the debt ceiling unless, don't raise the debt ceiling until, they are saying don't raise the debt ceiling at all. let's see what happens. this is how republican congresswoman michele bachmann's first presidential campai
there is no time to get something this big done before the august 2 deadline. it literally cannot be passed through the senate in time even if everybody likes it. the other rainbow/sunshine problem here is the president and the senate agreeing on this or anything doesn't get you further towards raising the debt ceiling, it's not just the president and the senate, it's crazy town down the hallway too, it's john boehner's republican house, that likes the idea of the nation defaulting, that thinks...
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that's the big danger i think we face with these big media conglomerates. i was very intrigued that when this scandal started breaking in london, rupert murdoch was actually in sun valley, idaho, for that annual gathering of what is virtually a cartel of very powerful media barons. and, you know, they look up to him because of the money he makes with his philosophy of anything goes. and the fact that they were all there in sun valley when this began to happen, i hope, is perhaps an unintended message about whether their allegiance is to the american people or their own bottom line. >> and it was at least should have been embarrassing, and maybe the test is whether or not they feel embarrassment when something like that happens. i work at a big corporate conglomerate controlled media outlet. and i feel like the way to handle this as an individual journalist for me is i have carved out a sphere here of editorial independence. on msnbc, my deal with the company is i will do shows on msnbc, and you will not tell me what to say. and they are very comfortable wit
that's the big danger i think we face with these big media conglomerates. i was very intrigued that when this scandal started breaking in london, rupert murdoch was actually in sun valley, idaho, for that annual gathering of what is virtually a cartel of very powerful media barons. and, you know, they look up to him because of the money he makes with his philosophy of anything goes. and the fact that they were all there in sun valley when this began to happen, i hope, is perhaps an unintended...
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that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven for bid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all, stakeholders in our nation. if stuff like a water main breaks, you can go ahead and think of that water main as your water main, because it is. and what if we left the stuff that we own, our stuff, just fall apart? now, we have been talking on this show about happens if congress lets america default on its debt. if they create a situation where america can't pay its bills. the bipartisan policy center has scenarios for that. and the first of them is that we would cut off $5.6 billion for stuff like highways and trains and airports. think about the long-
that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven for bid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all,...
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really doesn't matter if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we can get through default, it won't be a big deal. now, john boehner doesn't believe that, mitch mcconnell doesn't believe that, but boehnor seems unable to move toward any kind of agreement, partly because he's worried about his own fate in this caucus or he's worried that if he puts together a deal that is supported by too many democrats and not enough republicans, he's also threatened. so i think it's that internal politics in the republican caucus that's blocking this. i think what might happen is that mitch mcconnell may decide to let harry reid pass his plan without threatening a filibuster. now, if he did that, the democrats could get it through with a majority. that's how most democracies do things, but not our senate, and that may set up grounds for a solution. that's about the only thing i could see right now that might begin to get us out of this or at least begin real negotiations again. >> so, speaking of that, of the idea there is, in fact, a majority rule, and that there's so much politics going on here, look, we
really doesn't matter if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we can get through default, it won't be a big deal. now, john boehner doesn't believe that, mitch mcconnell doesn't believe that, but boehnor seems unable to move toward any kind of agreement, partly because he's worried about his own fate in this caucus or he's worried that if he puts together a deal that is supported by too many democrats and not enough republicans, he's also threatened. so i think it's that internal politics in the...
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lawrence, our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. >> congressman walsh, you know that the government got bigger every year under the reagan presidency, so much bigger every year under the reagan presidency that ronald reagan had to ask you in congress, you weren't there, but congress, he had to ask congress for a debt ceiling increase 18 times, and congress gave him a debt ceiling increase 18 times. would you have voted no on every one of the 18 ronald reagan debt ceiling increases? >> lawrence, i'll give you an honest answer, i don't know. what's interesting to me is -- >> so there might have been a debt ceiling increase you might have voted for, just not a obama debt ceiling increase. >> 20 or 30 years ago, who knows. what i find interesting -- you're right in your history, why is the debt ceiling such a big issue now? and i guess my answer would be is because the crisis is so big, one,
lawrence, our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. >> congressman walsh, you know that the government got bigger every year under the reagan presidency, so much bigger every year under the reagan presidency that ronald reagan had to ask you in congress, you weren't there, but congress, he had to ask congress for a debt ceiling increase 18 times, and congress...
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little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated incident, this is not we at news corp. do business. one little paper. rest of us don't recognize the paper. it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" problem, they'll say, not a murdoch problem. only problem, david carr, excellent media reporter for the new york times wrote today, the way news corp. cleaned up this alleged hacking scandal, u.s. hacking scandal with the floor company allegedly paying large sums of money to sweep the thing under the rug, that's been the way they've been operating in the
little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated...
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while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back again from the 4th of july holiday weekend, in case you have been having a personal news vacation, which i hope you have been. let me tell you the great state of minnesota is still closed. we brought you this story on friday when the people of minnesota were just finishing day one of their state government shutdown. state road repair, if it's not an emergency, forget it. those new bridges they are building, not right now. state rest stops, nope, hoping to get your driver's license? no. child care assistance, not now. parks like this one, closed. and now, actually, worse off than before they closed, police arrested 12 people this weekend for breaking into an office and a pair of cabins in minnesota and also for adding a body part in spray paint to poor smokey the bear as reports the minneapolis star tribune. the state sheriff's office s
while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back again from the 4th of july holiday weekend, in case you have been having a personal news vacation, which i hope you have been. let me tell you the great state of minnesota is still closed. we brought you this story on friday when the people of minnesota were just finishing day one...
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they just decided based on reviewing their own safety record that actually high water was no big deal for this pipeline, they can handle it. what's believed to have caused this oil spill? high waters in recent weeks that may have exposed the pipeline to debris. exxon mobile, reviewing its own safety record to make that decision is important here because it calls to mind exxon mobile's safety record. july of last year, officials notified exxon the pipeline was against violations of the law. they were in apparent violation of emergency response training, rules governing the potential corrosion of pipe, and having out of dates maps and records of the pipeline. exxon records included valves on the pipeline that no longer existed. exxon says they still haven't seen the pipe that caused the mess in the first place. exxon saying "we are very curious about what may have happened at the bottom of the river." they have to be curious about it because they still haven't seen it. again, exxon mobile is one of the most-profitable companies on planet earth. exxon is one of the most-profitable compan
they just decided based on reviewing their own safety record that actually high water was no big deal for this pipeline, they can handle it. what's believed to have caused this oil spill? high waters in recent weeks that may have exposed the pipeline to debris. exxon mobile, reviewing its own safety record to make that decision is important here because it calls to mind exxon mobile's safety record. july of last year, officials notified exxon the pipeline was against violations of the law. they...
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big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] 125 years ago... we invented the automobile. ♪ and 80,000 patents later, we're still reinventing it. ♪ it's no coincidence that the oldest car company has the youngest and freshest line in the luxury class. mercedes-benz. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the e-class. ♪ whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. covergirl trublend has skin twin technology. other makeup can sit on your skin, so it looks like...makeup. but trublend has skin twin technology to actually merge with your skin. how easy breezy beautiful is that? trublend...from
big news on civil rights tonight. an historic announcement scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the pentagon. why bury an historic civil rights announcement on a friday afternoon in july? i am never understand why they schedule these things like this. more details ahead. [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] 125 years ago... we invented the automobile. ♪ and 80,000 patents later, we're still reinventing it. ♪ it's no coincidence that the oldest car company has the youngest and freshest line...
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so that's had a big, big role in, you know, getting this deficit. it cost about $1 million for every troop that we have in afghanistan. so i think that people are recognizing that defense has got to be part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you give him too much credit. yeah, he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any money from defense. where did he think we were going to get it? he pretended that he was cutting the defense budget, but he never did. for example, in 2008, when he presented what he thought would be his last budget to congress, the 2009 budget under the bush administration, he said by 2012, we'll need about $543 billion in the base budget. know what he asked for this year? $553. this is after he pretended all these cuts. we've got to make some real cuts now if we're going to get this deficit under control. >> what kind of leadership do you think it's going to be needed and can be expected in order to get something like that done? republicans obviously are really pound
so that's had a big, big role in, you know, getting this deficit. it cost about $1 million for every troop that we have in afghanistan. so i think that people are recognizing that defense has got to be part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you give him too much credit. yeah, he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any money from defense. where did he think we were going to get it? he pretended that he was cutting the defense...
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issues and big taxing issues. but the fact remains that the country can avoid this crisis, can avoid default, without some big deal. they could avoid default simply by saying, we don't want to default. that's all they have to do. if democrats and republicans can agree on just that and nothing else, the idea that we don't want to default, that is good enough. it does not need to be a big expansive deal. and it is looking like that is probably how this will end. no big deal will be reached. both sides will only agree that we shouldn't default. and so, therefore, we won't default. but even if it ends like that, simply this is coming down to the wire now. the president saying tomorrow's the day. and just by definition, this is a fight that has to end soon. the fuse is already lit. we're going to be talking about democratic congressman barney frank in just a moment about how he sees this all ending. but as we head toward an end to this crisis, an end that is likely to reveal the utter pointlessness of the last few week
issues and big taxing issues. but the fact remains that the country can avoid this crisis, can avoid default, without some big deal. they could avoid default simply by saying, we don't want to default. that's all they have to do. if democrats and republicans can agree on just that and nothing else, the idea that we don't want to default, that is good enough. it does not need to be a big expansive deal. and it is looking like that is probably how this will end. no big deal will be reached. both...
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we could decide that we can still do big things if we have we could decide that we can still do big things if we have the political will to do them. >>> this is walter reed, the ñ >>> this is walter reed, the ÷ >>> this is walter reed, the walter reed, the guy for whom the legendary military hospital was named. here he is again. he was an army doctor who led a team to cuba, and confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitos. a few years back, about substandard living conditions. you can see some of the mold and a bit of peeling wallpaper but mainly, over the decades, walter reed has been a refuge where hundreds of thousands of americans wounded in war have been able to go and get better. and maybe learn how to knit, you know, occupational therapy, world war i style. if you happened to lose a limb in the great war, the medical staff couldn't do much more than give you a pair of crutches. but today, walter reed is a state of the art center for amputees. soldiers are given new limbs and taught how to walk, run, fish, tie fishing lures, even after losing an arm. for the 150,000
we could decide that we can still do big things if we have we could decide that we can still do big things if we have the political will to do them. >>> this is walter reed, the ñ >>> this is walter reed, the ÷ >>> this is walter reed, the walter reed, the guy for whom the legendary military hospital was named. here he is again. he was an army doctor who led a team to cuba, and confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitos. a few years back, about...
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and we talk as a nation about doing big things. in detroit's case, the mayor has come right out and said what's very difficult to admit. that detroit has to get smaller. that he can't continue to support every neighborhood at the same level, because the city can't raise enough revenue. sound familiar? i want to keep focusing in on detroit here, because i think it's a good example of the hollow prize. you win something. and because of what's happening at the time you win it, the thing you've won tons out to be hollow. you've won a hollow prize. you're dave bing nba basketball star, hometown hero, you win the race to be mayor. what do you get exactly? consider president obama who took the oath of office in january 2009. let's remember 2009, a month when the u.s. economy shrank the fastest in a quarter century. when it stopped being unusual to find yourself suddenly unemployed or to know people who had just been put out of work. a month when it felt to many like the world was ending, and barack obama became our first black president o
and we talk as a nation about doing big things. in detroit's case, the mayor has come right out and said what's very difficult to admit. that detroit has to get smaller. that he can't continue to support every neighborhood at the same level, because the city can't raise enough revenue. sound familiar? i want to keep focusing in on detroit here, because i think it's a good example of the hollow prize. you win something. and because of what's happening at the time you win it, the thing you've won...
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, big role in getting this deficit. it costs about a million dollars for every truth that we have in afghanistan. something people are recognizing, that the defense has got to be a part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you're giving him too much credit. he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any from defense. where did he think he was going to get it? he never did, he, for example, in 2008, he presented what he thought would be his last budget to congress, the 2009 budget on the bush administration. he said by 2012, we'll need about $543 billion in the base budget. you know what he asked for this year? $553 billion, that's after he pretended to make all these cuts. >> what kind of leadership do you think is needed and could be expected in order to get this done. republicans are touting their issues of fiscal issues, and there's a question whether the fiscal gains could be culled from the defense issue. and especially in the last decade. >> i think you'
, big role in getting this deficit. it costs about a million dollars for every truth that we have in afghanistan. something people are recognizing, that the defense has got to be a part of this. and secretary gates basically has played a shell game. you're giving him too much credit. he said let's spend more on the state department, but he didn't want to take any from defense. where did he think he was going to get it? he never did, he, for example, in 2008, he presented what he thought would...